The Newborn Diaries

The Newborn Diaries: Tiny Dancer

By Jennifer Barton, Jun 7, 2011

I was told by two people this week that baby D is already showing signs of good rhythm. "Oh really?!" I smiled in ...

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The Newborn Diaries: Baby sign

By Jennifer Barton, May 31, 2011

These days, I cluck like a chicken, quack like a duck and oink like a pig. All in the name of baby improvement. ...

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The Newborn Diaries: Techno babble

By Jennifer Barton, May 24, 2011

A couple of weeks ago, baby D crawled over to the television, pushed herself up into a standing position and turned it ...

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The Newborn Diaries: La dolce baby

By Jennifer Barton, May 17, 2011

It turns out that being a baby in Italy is akin to being a celebrity - mobbed everywhere you go and excessively praised for ...

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The Newborn Diaries: Travelling with baby, part 2

By Jennifer Barton, May 10, 2011

I am - without fail - always the bedraggled airport traveller. You know the one - too many bags, a totally unkempt ...

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The Newborn Diaries: Finger foods

By Jennifer Barton, May 3, 2011

I didn't realise that once baby Diana would properly start to enjoy solid foods, I'd be spending every hour to ...

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The Newborn Diaries: Teething troubles

By Jennifer Barton, Apr 26, 2011

Once upon a time, there was a terribly naïve mother who thought that a teething baby was one who dribbled sweetly and ...

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The Newborn Diaries: Bald baby or Goldilock

By Jennifer Barton, Apr 19, 2011

Baby Diana has grown remarkably over the last several months. Most notably, her cheeks are ever-chubbsing, but ...

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The Newborn Diaries: Baby is inspired by the movies

By Jennifer Barton, Apr 12, 2011

Baby Diana is already experimenting with the notion that life can imitate art. She's recently taken to recreating iconic ...

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The Newborn Diaries: Baby is growing up fast

By Jennifer Barton, Apr 5, 2011

Baby Diana has spent the last few months rolling and posing (her favourite position is on her side, à la some kind ...

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The Newborn Diaries: Bathtime with baby

By Jennifer Barton, Mar 29, 2011

Diana's moving up in the world: Not only has she moved into the big girl bed, but she's also in the big girl bath now, too! ...

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The Newborn Diaries: Every dog has its day

By Jennifer Barton, Mar 15, 2011

We took baby D to baby cinema to see the documentary Babies, which follows a Namibian, Japanese, American and Mongolian ...

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